Compression Performance with Low Key Selectivity
[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog] When it comes to enabling data compression in SQL Server I suspect most people don’t do a lot of testing as to the impacts of...
2016-03-15
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Mr. Fox SQL
SQL Filegroup/File Proportional Fill Algorithm
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I had a question at work recently where there was some confusion around how SQL...
2016-03-02 (first published: 2016-02-24)
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SQL Filegroup/File Proportional Fill Algorithm
[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog] I had a question at work recently where there was some confusion around how SQL Server allocates data across data files within a filegroup...
2016-02-24
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SQL Saturday Melbourne (#464) – 20 Feb 2016
For those not aware SQL Saturday is coming to Melbourne on Sat 20 Feb 2016.
SQL Saturday is an excellent free learning...
2016-01-18
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SQL Saturday Melbourne (#464) – 20 Feb 2016
For those not aware SQL Saturday is coming to Melbourne on Sat 20 Feb 2016. SQL Saturday is an excellent free learning resource for all things SQL Server – all costs are...
2016-01-18
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A “Business Intelligence” (BI) Definition
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Over the years I have presented many times to various clients describing Business Intelligence (BI) solutions...
2016-01-19 (first published: 2016-01-11)
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A “Business Intelligence” (BI) Definition
[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog] Over the years I have presented many times to various clients describing Business Intelligence (BI) solutions using the Microsoft BI solutions stack. In all of...
2016-01-11
Calculating Table Partition Sizes in Advance
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Continuing on with my Partitioning post series, this is part 7.
The partitioning includes several major...
2015-11-30 (first published: 2015-11-23)
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Calculating Table Partition Sizes in Advance
[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog] Continuing on with my Partitioning post series, this is part 7. The partitioning includes several major components of work (and can be linked...
2015-11-23
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Implementing Partition Aware Index Optimisation Procedures
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Continuing on with my Partitioning post series, this is part 6.
The partitioning includes several major...
2015-11-09
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Blogs
Fabric as a Data Mesh Enabler: Rethinking Enterprise Data Distribution
By Chris Yates
For decades, enterprises have approached data management with the same mindset as someone stuffing...
Truncate Table Pitfalls
Truncate Table Pitfalls Truncating a table can be gloriously fast—and spectacularly dangerous when used carelessly....
dataMinds Connect 2025 – Slides & Scripts
You can find all the session materials for the presentation “Indexing for Dummies” that...
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DBCC CHECKIDENT
What is returned as a result set when I run this command without a new seed value?
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